My Journey with Carli

Synopsis

In this story, the author shares his personal experiences during his many visits with Carli Ward, a 25-year-old woman with Asperger’s Syndrome, who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The author covers his emotional first meeting with Carli through to her eventual death eight months later, adding details of her background and life story. Read about Carli’s last few months of life that she spent in palliative care that included her last baseball games and her last Terry Fox Run.